How How Are The Stakes? (by James Leland Ludeau III from Lafayette,LA)

it's part of the game
risking shame
to get to where you want to be
you'll see
times that you sail
and times when you fail
you take each as the come
the sum
of these experiences create your life
love and strife
you succeed and wear your crown
then fall down
then like Humpty Dumpty you're back again
riding in the saddle enjoying your win
what they think of you doesn't matter at all
for you rise and you fall
so is the ebb and flow of a life worth living
giving
taking
mistaking
forsaking
it all happens as it should
all good
no bad
to be had
like a horse in its stable
i'm able
to rest up for the next ride
the tide
rolls in, rolls out
whispers and shouts
to succeed you must fail
hated then haled
exhaled
flow out, flow in
fail, win
how high are the stakes?
for heavens sakes
for the rise we risk it all
and dust off if we fall
for the strong, you see, we never fail
we just chase our holy grail
our moment in the sun
after it's won
it's never done
higher highs
lower lows
life grows